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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1910

3,835 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 192

Municipal Vacancy

The Star · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 2

The vacancy in the Manly Council caused through the death of the late Alderman Russell will be filled next Saturday. Three candidates have been nominated, viz., Mr…

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Municipal Markets. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 3

Sir,—It is in the category of progressive movements that all matters of a general and collective interest should be concentrated into as small a space as is…

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A Clean Bate-book. Jemalong Shire Council. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 10

The clerk of the Jemalong Shire Council has received a communication from the Undersecretary for Works congratulating the council on collecting the whole of its rates for…

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Shire Councils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 8

SCTHERLAND.—At the meeting on [?]Monday night the president referred to the expeditious manner in which the Government had accepted tender for the [?]amway. With regard to an applicition by the…

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Drummoyne Council

The Star · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 7

The Mayor (Alderman Thomas Henley, M. L. A.) presided at last meeting of the council. Mr. Bruce Smith, M. P., forwarded a letter, intimating that he had interviewed…

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Queen Victoria Markets. Lord Mayor's Recommendations Adopted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 7

The matter of remodelling Queen Victoria Markets was again before a special meeting of the City Council yesterday, on a report from the general purposes committee…

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Why Mosman Council Adjourned

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 6

The last Mosman Council meeting came to an abrupt termination shortly after the minutes anti official reports had been read. Alderman Kirkland drew the attention of the…

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City Council Coal Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 6

The suggestion of Mr. Forbes-Mackay to construct a number of bunkers on a portion of the resumed area, in which to store emergency supplies of coal, in order that the city may be…

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At the Council Board. Leichhardt

The Star · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 8

The Mayor (Alderman J. P. Treadgold) presided at the last meeting of the council. Alderman Lonsdale, chairman of the finance committee, reported the following accounts…

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The Fush to Canada. Growth of American Town Population Pouring In. Ex-lord Mayor's Impressions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 6

"Australiana have no conception of the way in which Canada is developing her lands," said Mr. S. E. Lees, ex-Lord Mayor of Sydney, who arrived from the East by the…

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The Trouble at the Zoo. an "Ornamental Council." Scientists Not Welcomed. Cruelty to the Animals

The Star · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 5

The resignation of Professor Anderson Stuart from the position of president of the council of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales was this morning keenly…

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Mosman Municipal Valuations

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 2

Mosman Council at its last meeting adopted the valuations of the ratable property within the municipality for the year 1910, as submitted by the assessor (Mr. J. G. Cannon). The…

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Local Government. Our State System. Municipalism at Work. Annual Estimates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 10

The councils are once more engaged in taking out the estimates and carrying on the preliminary work necessary before a rate can be struck. The particulars of these estimates…

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Drummoyne Municipal Loan. a Plebiscite to Be Taken

The Star · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 8

Some months ago the Drummoyne Council decided to seek the permission of the Minister for Works to obtain a special loan of £10,000 for the purpose of carrying out…

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The Shire Councils. Shires Executive Council

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 4

A meeting of the executive council of the Shires Association was held yesterday in the office of the secretary, it Spring-street, Sydney…

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Shire Councils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 5

LOCKHART.—The monthly meeting of the council was held on Monday. Councillor W. Day presiding. The engineer (Mr. H. G. Connell) in his annual report stated that during the year £1895 had been spent on…

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Moree Municipal Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 3

MOREE, Thursday.--An important meeting of the municipal council wan held on Tuesday, the Mayor (Aid. Crane) presiding. The Principal Under-Secretary forwarded regulations for the first election of a member to…

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Labor Council's Finances

The Star · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 7

The balance-sheet of the Labor Council, which was adopted at last night's meeting of that body, shows a credit balance of £41 10s 7d, or a balance of £4 19s 6d on the…

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Council and Magistrate

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 4

The question of a magistrate imposing a fine below the minimum provided by local government ordinance' came before the Paddington'…

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Council Meetings. Canoblas (Orange)

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 4

Dealing with the engineer's report. it was decided that the black thistle should not be cut out in pastoral country, as it did not make any headway in…

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